Strike by Polish carriers: Warsaw supported the agreement that sparked protests - RMF FM
Kyiv • UNN
The Polish authorities approved the adoption of the agreement on liberalization of transportation between Ukraine and the EU during a vote in the EU Council. Journalists of Polish radio RMF FM investigated the chronology of the vote and found no protests or objections from Polish representatives in the EU.
Representatives of the representatives of the Polish government did not protest at any of the numerous stages of discussion of the EU-Ukraine transportation agreement. This conclusion was reached by journalists of of the Polish radio station RMF FM, who analyzed the accompanying documents in Brussels of the agreement on liberalization of transportation between Ukraine and the EU, UNN reports.
The publication writes that representatives of the Polish authorities, along with all others, supported the agreement between Ukraine and the European Union on the abolition of permits for Ukrainian road carriers and the extension of the carriers and for the extension of the agreement until June 2024.
It is obvious that Polish authorities have ignored the problem of Polish carriers. They did not objected at any stage. Both the June 2022 agreement and its extension in March of this year were approved unanimously by the EU countries. EU documents prove that the extension of the agreement until June 2024 was approved at a meeting of the EU Council even as an item that does not require any discussion
The publication provides the chronology of the discussion of the abolition of permits for Ukraine in the European Commission, which has been in force since 2022. On February 2, 2023, the European Commission proposed to extend the agreement. 8 February 8, a working group, which included representatives of all EU countries, approved this proposal. On March 1, it was approved by the ambassadors of 27 EU countries. On March 8-9, the proposal was officially adopted without discussion by EU ministers in the Council of Justice. At each of these At each of these stages, there were no objections from the Polish authorities.
The publication also also reminds that the Polish striking carriers are demanding the renewal of permits for Ukrainian companies, and the Minister of Infrastructure of Poland Andrzej Adamczyk shifts the responsibility the responsibility to the EU authorities. However, by June of next year, a final decision is expected to be made a final decision on the mechanism of transportation between Ukraine and the EU is expected by June next year. Obviously, it will not be possible to return the permits, as this would contradict EU law. EU LEGISLATION. At the same time, Poland will have to ensure that the EU decision is in force on its territory, as international agreements concluded by the EU with other countries are binding on all EU countries. for all countries of the European Union.
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